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A world-renowned pianist is returning to Chester to play a benefit concert for his hometown Sunday, Oct. 22. Patty DeVries, president of the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce, said she can remember when Phil Aaberg, a famous native son of Chester, returned home. "I can still hear the freight train whistle on that particular day in July," DeVries said. "It was a sweltering day outside and inside Chester Public School's Auditorium. The doors were propped open and Chester...
Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team is hosting its invitational speech, debate and drama tournament at the high school Saturday, Oct. 28, and is inviting anyone interested to contact the team about judging at the tournament. “We have a great, loyal pool of judges, but we have lost contact with some of them as they change phone numbers and emails, and we want them to get back with us,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “I know there are plenty of other people out there who haven’t judged for us yet who would e...
My sister sends a text, telling me she is making lasagna, and asks if I will bring a cake. “Sounds great!” I readily agree. “When?” There is no response. I know we are celebrating my mother’s birthday early, but I have no idea when, so I don’t know when this cake will be needed. I could call my sister, but that sounds difficult. Will she be busy? She is a teacher, and she is busy a lot. She gets up early and seems to be in constant motion from the time she gets off work until...
The opening of Psalm 137 is haunting: “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.” In a few lines, the poem evokes the sorrow of a people defeated, and taken in slavery from their homeland by an enemy who slaughtered their loved ones, and now mocks the survivors. “For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.’ Still the wish of...
Ruth "Bunny" Brisbo-Winchell died on October 9, 2023, in Billings Montana at the age of 94. She was the last remaining Brisbo out of 14 children born to Bill and Annie (WhiteCow) Brisbo. Bunny was born March 12, 1929. She graduated from Flandreau Indian Boarding School when she was 17, and moved to Havre where she met and married Bill Winchell when she was 18. She became a Jehovah's Witness in 1983 and remained faithful to her death. She is now resting peacefully in Jehovah's...
Lois Jean Normandy, 78, passed away due to natural causes Saturday, October 14, 2023. Lois was born November 1, 1944, in Havre, Montana, to Melvin and Margaret (Hanning) Stengem. She attended school in Havre elementary and high school. October 25, 1963, Lois married Donald Normandy Jr., and this marriage was blessed with two sons and one daughter, Bruce, David and Melissa. She worked as a meat wrapper and at Northern Montana Hospital for years, retiring as a meat wrapper from...
Florence Wilmes passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, in Oregon. She had been living with her youngest daughter Deb for a year and then in May entered a nursing home. A graveside memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 23, at Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Asper Funeral Homes has been entrusted with arrangements. Florence Rediger was born January 25, 1928, on the family farm near Miller, South Dakota, the 11th of 13 children. Her father and mother, Christian...
Havre Police Department Officers were asked Monday at 8:42 a.m. to assist another agency on Second Street. -- Lacey Eagle Theboy of Havre, 38, was arrested on a charge of felony fugitive after a vehicle stop on First Street Monday at 9:05 a.m. -- A theft was reported at a First Street business Monday at 11:01 a.m. -- John Conrad Rorrer-Hanson of Havre, 30, and Cameron Michael Boggs Duran of Havre, 22, were each arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at Hill County...
Editor’s note: The Hill County Commission submitted after the Havre Daily News was printed Monday a revised agenda for its business meeting Thursday. The revised agenda follows. The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Commission Office is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims and payroll Employment Budgets Abatements Journal and vouchers Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 23-2750: Requesting prosecutorial assistance: Resolution No. 2...
Editor’s note: Due to email problems at Havre Daily News, this agenda did not print in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News. Hill County Board of Health will hold a quarterly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Approval of meeting minutes from July 26, 2023 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: • Status update: Interlocal Agreement with...
This past Friday in Livingston, the Havre High cross country teams began the postseason with the Eastern A Classic. In their first competition of the postseason, the HHS girls team took third in its meet while the HHS boys team finished fifth. The HHS girls team scored 93 total points to finish third in its meet. Hardin won the girls meet with 19 total points while Miles City took second in the meet. Many Blue Ponies ran well Friday to lead the girls team to a third-place...
MOSCOW, IDAHO - The Little Brown Stein is coming home. Montana hit the road to a sold-out Kibbie Dome to face off against the No. 3 Idaho Vandals, and controlled the game from the opening kick to upset the old foe 23-21 to return the Little Brown Stein to Missoula. It's UM's first win against a top three team in the country since the Brawl of the Wild win against Montana State in 2021. It's also the first time since 2000 that Montana has won back-to-back road games against...
